The remains of the sitter for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa have very likely been found in a Florence convent, but DNA evidence to clinch the find will only be available thanks to technology that doesn’t yet exist.
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#Expo2015 denied Leonardo’s Annunciation
The Expo 2015 world’s fair has been denied Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation for a show on the Renaissance genius during the May to October event.
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Isabella d’Este di Leonardo sequestrata in Svizzera
Un dipinto perduto attribuibile a Leonardo da Vinci sequestrato in Svizzera è un ritratto della marchesa Isabella d’Este di Mantova, lo ha comunicato oggi il nucleo artistico della polizia italiana.
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Found Leonardo portrait of Isabella d’Este
A lost painting attributable to Leonardo da Vinci seized in Switzerland is a portrait of Mantua Marchesa Isabella d’Este, one of the leading patrons of the Italian Renaissance.
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Da Vinci’s Machines from Florence enchant Florida (VIDEO)
The Da Vinci Machines Exhibition, which opened in mid-November at the Bradenton Municipal Auditorium (Bradenton Islands, Florida, USA) has extended its stay through July 7.
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Tavola Doria displayed at the Uffizi Gallery
A hundred days to see the so-called Tavola Doria in the Uffizi, a copy of the Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da Vinci.
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Tests could confirm Mona Lisa model’s identity
Italian experts are closing in on conclusive evidence of the identity of the sitter for Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, one of the most iconic works in the history of art.
Read moreMichelangelo design copied from Leonardo
An art scholar suggests Michelangelo copied fellow artist Leonardo da Vinci in the design of a great gilded copper ball once placed atop Florence’s basilica of San Lorenzo. Vincenzo Vaccaro, an official with the Superintendence for Architectural Heritage of Florence, made the claim last week y in the Medici Chapels.
Read moreAdoration of the Magi marred by debris
Restorers say they will need two years to undo botched efforts of the past on Leonardo da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi at Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. But when their work is finished, the painting will be luminous, they say. The first step for the restoration team from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure is to eliminate the debris left by numerous earlier attempts to restore the famous work.
Mona Lisa, insects to provide date information
Researchers digging for the remains of Leonardo da Vinci’s model Lisa Gherardini Del Giocondo, known as Mona Lisa, said Tuesday that one of the most important burdens of proof lies with the insects found in the tomb. Researchers have been digging in the basement of a former Ursuline convent in central Florence for months where they believe Mona Lisa was buried.